Speaking Engagements

2023

Enacting Transformative Research Praxis in Childhood Studies with Theories in the Flesh: Collective Insights for Actualizing Just Futures for the Global Majority

Salazar Perez, M., Doherty, M., Barces, A., Castillo, J., & Verdin, A.

Reconceptualizing Early Childhood Education (RECE) Conference
Manchester, United Kingdom

Salazar Perez, M., Doherty, M., Barces, A., Castillo, J., & Verdin, A. (2023). Enacting Transformative Research Praxis in Childhood Studies with Theories in the Flesh: Collective Insights for Actualizing Just Futures for the Global Majority.  Reconceptualizing Early Childhood Education, Manchester, United Kingdom.  [Status: Presented]  [Refereed] 

Verdin, A., Dominguez, P., & Torres, M. (2023). Radical Wellness: The Chicana/Latina Flourishing Project.  American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education, North Las Vegas, Nevada.  [Status: Presented]  [Refereed] 

Verdin, A. & Hernandez, K. (2023). After Uvalde: Does perceived racism predict weapon-involved behavior in Latino male adolescents?  Society of Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah.  [Status: Presented]  [Refereed]

Verdin, A., Cayetano-Lopez, C., Jimenez, T., & Ofina, M. (2023). El fuego de mi espíritu Ometeotl: Reclaiming the Words and Ways of Our Ancestors Through Circulo Liberation Praxis,”.  National Latinx Psychological Association Annual Conference, Chicago, Illinois.  [Status: Presented]  [Refereed] 

2022

Torres, M. & Verdin, A. (2022). Healing Epistemic Choque on the Journey to a Mental Health Degree: A Pláticas Study.  American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education, Henderson, Nevada.  [Status: Presented]  [Refereed] 

Eddy, H., West Veasey, A., & Verdin, A. (2022). Reimagining School-Based Sexual Education Using Structural, Political, and Representational Intersectionality.  National Council on Family Relations Annual Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota.  [Status: Presented]  [Refereed] 

2021

Verdin, A. (2021). Mexican-origin Borderland Mothers’ Experiences of Epistemic Harm. Invited presentation at National Council for Family Relations Annual Conference, Virtual, Virtual.  [Status: Presented]  [Non-Refereed] 

Verdin, A., Coleman, M., & Mims, T. (2021, November). Toward a no niceness praxis: Counterstories from three BIPOC scholars using critical methods in family science core coursework.  National Council for Family Relations Annual Conference, Online, Virtual.  [Status: Accepted]  [Refereed] 

Verdin, A., Coleman, M., & Mims, T. (2021, March). Decolonizing niceness in HDFS coursework: Counterstories from Black and Brown Texas family scholars during a double pandemic.  Harvard Graduate School of Education Alumni of Color Annual Conference, Online, Virtual.  [Status: Presented]  [Refereed] 

2020

Verdin, A. & Middlemiss, W. (2020, November). Reflections on a critical consciousness workshop with early childhood education home instructors in Texas.  National Council for Family Relations Annual Conference, Online, Virtual.  [Status: Presented]  [Refereed]

Verdin, A., Middlemiss, W., Hull, D., & Samuels, C. (2020, November). A multilevel study of the influence of home instructors on preschoolers’ academic readiness.  National Council for Family Relations Annual Conference, Online, Virtual.  [Status: Presented]  [Refereed] 

2019

Verdin, A. (2019, November). Noble (re)purpose: Redirecting moral imagination through creative practice.  Association for Moral Education Annual Conference, Seattle, Washington.  [Status: Presented]  [Refereed]

Verdin, A. (2019). Pláticas from Nepantla: Mothering in the borderlands.  In T. Templeton (Chair), The Precarity of care: Mothers, othermothers, and toddlers at the borders of consciousness. Symposium conducted at the annual conference of Reconceptualizing Early Childhood Education, Las Cruces, New Mexico.  [Status: Presented]  [Refereed] 

2017

Verdin, A. & Barron, W. (2017, November). Moral combat: The importance of children’s play fighting.  Association for Moral Education, St. Louis, Missouri.  [Status: Presented]  [Refereed]

Glover, B. J. & Verdin, A. (2017, November). Scout, Jean Louise, and moral heroes.  In E.J. Vozzola (Chair), Atticus Finch: Moral exemplar or racist in his racist culture? Symposium conducted at the annual conference of Association for Moral Education, St. Louis, Missouri.  [Status: Presented]  [Refereed]

2016

Verdin, A. (2016, December). Emergence of self: Fetal vestibular experiences.  Association for Moral Education Annual Conference, Cambridge, Massachusetts.  [Status: Presented] [Refereed] 

Verdin, A. (2016, November). Fetal origins of moral self: Vestibular experiences. Neurocognitive Research Program for the Advancement of the Humanities, Kent, Ohio.  [Status: Presented]  [Refereed]Verdin, A. (2016). The prenatal origins of autobiographical memory.  Federation of North Texas Area Universities Graduate Student Research Symposium, Denton, Texas.  [Status: Presented]  [Refereed]